Fun on a Bun
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No. | 122 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV08 | ||||
Written by | Dan Vebber | ||||
Directed by | Stephen Sandoval | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 1 August 2012[2] | ||||
Broadcast number | S09E08 | ||||
Title reference | Bender's catchphrase "fun on the bun" | ||||
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- Not to be confused with Fun on the bun.
"Fun on a Bun" is the one hundred and twenty-second episode of Futurama, the eighth of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. Fry is the victim of a horrific sausage-making accident.[2]
Plot
The Planet Express crew visits Oktoberfest, which has now turned into a classy affair, much to Fry's dismay. Bender enters a sausage-making contest where Fry becomes the victim of a horrific sausage-making accident. He joins a group of neanderthals and leads a battle against an army of modern spaceships led by Zapp Brannigan.[3] He and Leela lose their memories of each other.[4]
Production
In 2011, a few revelations concerning the episode were made. On 15 November, Futurama assistant director Aimee Steinberger revealed that "[the production team was] done with [the episode]", calling it "[her] most time intensive grueling ep ever", and that the animatic would be screened "on the FOX lot [on the next day]".[5] On the next day, after leaving the screening, she revealed that "Everyone [had] liked it"[6] and, after watching the animatic, Futurama writer Eric Rogers revealed that it "might be [the best episode of the ninth broadcast season]", calling it "EPIC".[7]
In 2012, more revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, CGEF revealed the episode's title, its writer to be Dan Vebber and its director to be Stephen Sandoval.[8][9] On 20 April, Steinberger revealed that she "[had seen] fully animated color acts 2 and 3 back from Korea on [her 7ACV08 the previous day]" and that she "still [thought it was] a really great show"[10] and Rogers jokingly asked her if "[she had been] expecting it to be worse".[11] On the next day, she, in reply to him, revealed that "[it had been] demanding a lot" and that "[she thought that] when [it was] done [it would] be nice"[12] and he, in reply to her, revealed that "[it was] a monster, for sure, but [that Rough Draft] always [delivered]" and that "[it would] be awesome as always".[13] By 8 June,[14] MSN TV had revealed the episode's plot and air date.[2]
In June, Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released seven items: a design of the cover of Unfrozen Dude Magazine on 13 June,[15] a design of a Neanderthal chief on 14 June,[16] part of the storyboard set in a sausage contest showing Bender angry about winning third place and Zapp as a judge on 15 June,[17] a design of a Neanderthal version of Fry on 16 June,[18] a promotional picture showing a drunk Fry on 17 June,[19] a video clip featuring Bender and a drunken Fry, wearing a chicken over his head, searching for woolly mammoth with an elephant detector on 18 June[1] and a promotional picture of a group of Neanderthals charging with woolly mammoth on 19 June.[20] The seventh Countdown to Futurama podcast revealed more information about the episode, including elements of its plot.[3]
On 12 June, following the broadcast of the episode "Zapp Dingbat", the public were given the opportunity to participate in a live chat with the Futurama cast and crew. Several clips of "Fun on a Bun" were shown during the live stream.[21]
Image gallery
The first promotional picture.
A screenshot from the episode shown during the live stream showing a woolly mammoth attacking the Planet Express ship.
Reception
On 3 May 2012, Aimee Steinberger revealed that she had "watched the finalish color, full animation for [the episode] at the FOX lot [on that day]", that "it really did turn out nice" and that she was "Really proud of [it]"[22] and Eric Rogers called it the "2013 Emmy nominee", "Epic fun"[23] and "awesome".[24]
Additional information
Continuity
- "Love's Labours Lost in Space" (1ACV04)
- Zapp tells Leela that "this time I'm the one criticizing the sausage."[17]
Allusions
- The episode's title is a reference to Bender's catchphrase "fun on the bun".
Characters
References
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (18 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Woolly Mammoth Clip. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b c Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 09 June 2012.
- ^ a b Comedy Central (20 June 2012). iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 7). (iTunes Store.) Retrieved on 28 June 2012.
- ^ Max Nicholson (18 June 2012). Futurama's Back.... (IGN.) Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (15 November 2011). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 16 November 2011.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (16 November 2011). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 16 November 2011.
- ^ Eric Rogers (16 November 2011). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 17 November 2011.
- ^ Episode Guide: 7 ACV. (CGEF.) 29 February 2012. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Just Fan" (29 February 2012). "Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)". (PEEL.) Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (20 April 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (20 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (21 April 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (21 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Just Fan (08 June 2012). Futurama: Futurama News (including but not limited to Countdown to Season 7) - Page 8. (PEEL.) Retrieved on 09 June 2012.
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (13 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Unfrozen Dude Magazine. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 13 June 2012.
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (14 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Neanderthal Chief. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 16 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Matt Tobey (15 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Sausage Judge. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 16 June 2012.
- ^ Matt Tobey (16 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Neanderthal Fry. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
- ^ a b c Matt Tobey (17 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Drunk Fry. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
- ^ Matt Tobey (19 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Mastodon. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Tastes Like Fry" (12 July 2012). "Newsarama! (Futurama News Thread)" (page 1). (PEEL.) Retrieved on 13 July 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (03 May 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (03 May 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (03 May 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.